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Epic Games introduces $100 Million "Epic MegaGrants" | $5,000 to $500,000 for UE4 Projects and Certain Open Source Tools (No Repayment Required)
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$500K ain't gonna get you stuff like The Division 2
if the process is anything like the previous recipients, they'll give out cash to whatever cool shit they see. Way to the Woods was by a 16 year old and a solo project. it's growing into a full game with the assistance of a company
Hey something I can actually feel good about related to Fortnite
Really amazing of Epic to set up a program like this. Good to see a company putting money to good use.
Really amazing of Epic to set up a program like this. Good to see a company putting money to good use.
This is AWESOME. If they wanted games to be exclusive to their store, this should have been how they pivoted to get that done.
This is a great approach.
The other one is super scummy.
This is a great approach.
The other one is super scummy.
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BUT IS IT PRO-CONSUMER?!
I wonder at what point Epic's continuing endeavors both with their store and with developers directly will influence the way people understand their business - lots of "not social justice warriors" out there who still want to give Epic flack while defending the racist-enabling tactics that Steam regularly employs... it's hilarious to me just how tilted opinions about Epic have changed since they started taking the entirely reasonable route of gathering exclusives under their umbrella. One wonders if games developed using this money will end up exclusive too, but gosh this seems like a pretty decent initiative from a company that's been labelled somehow more evil and anti-consumer than its competitors
So say I've been on and off working on a hobby project in UE4 for the past 3-4 years, and I finally have simplified the concept to a point where I can probably make a decent prototype. I'm a one man team at this point, but work is very slow because I have a full time job and family life and all that nonsense.
If I apply for this grant, could I potentially get chosen? If so, could this money be used towards helping me pay bills and stuff while I start transitioning to part time work for my job, rather than be spent specifically on the project?
Very interesting potential for this program...
If I apply for this grant, could I potentially get chosen? If so, could this money be used towards helping me pay bills and stuff while I start transitioning to part time work for my job, rather than be spent specifically on the project?
Very interesting potential for this program...
That's a superb initiative, I don't love the moneyhatting of exclusives but kudos to Epic for this. It could be a real success story later on.
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That's a good move. Epic knows that Fortnite is not gonna be a goldmine forever,so they lay the foundations in all directions for the future.